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ask (for)

verb

Definition of ask (for)

as in to seek

to make a request for don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it

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as in to woo

to act so as to make (something) more likely you are asking for trouble if you invite her ex to the wedding

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as in to request

to give a request or demand for the surgeon asked for the scalpel

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The payouts combine unpaid overtime, reimbursement for housing illegally deducted from their pay and hefty damages personally sought by investigating Prosecutor Paolo Storari, Brigatti said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
When a lobbyist for former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar — an electoral opponent of Tinubu — filed an amicus brief, Greenspan sought to make clear that the two were not working together.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of seek

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For years now, hotels have been spending more and more on signature fragrances to woo and hook guests.

— Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
When asked who might be the greatest thinker in America, the boy immediately suggests Professor Jacob Barnhardt (Sam Jaffe), an Albert Einstein analogue who's wooed by Klaatu's solutions to a particularly tricksy math equation.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of woo

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No payment is requested or exchanged at any point during the selection, evaluation or ranking process; inclusion is based solely on the methodology.

— Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Others, like Ashra, are requested in advance for Shirodhara therapy, while many guests book Bernie for acupuncture and cupping.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of request

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Irish cinematographer Seamus McGarvey, who later became known for the likes of Atonement, The Hours, Nocturnal Animals and The Greatest Showman, was actually invited by Jarman to shoot behind the scenes.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Unlike Lonely People with Power, which featured Interpol’s Paul Banks and Boy Harsher’s Jae Matthews, At Work in the Fields of the Bomb doesn’t invite any guests.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of invite

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All three are crime drama-thrillers, the most exportable and ordered of program types, but all three reject tropes of the genre.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
The court also barred him from the train operator for 12 months, ordered 80 hours of unpaid work and 10 rehabilitation activity days, and ordered him to pay £5,000 in compensation to Southeastern, £150 in costs and a £187 victim surcharge.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

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ask (for)

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